Administration Officer

**About us**:
Strathpine West State School is a stimulating educational community. The school is known for its high expectations for academic achievement and has a supportive school culture. We actively encourage respectful relationships and maintain high standards for effort and behaviour. Our aim is to be a school of choice committed to equity and excellence for each and every student. Our core expectations are underpinned by 4 school virtues: Safety always, Team player, Active learner and Respect always. We continually remind our students that when anyone steps through the gates of our school, they have the right to feel safe and happy. In an effort to achieve this, our students and staff try to model these virtues in all that they say and do in our school.

**Your role**:
**Responsibilities include**:

- Contribute to the day to day management support staff within the school/college, including identifying corporate service issues, coordinating recruitment and selection, induction and training of support staff and where necessary, provide Injury Management support for staff.
- Interpreting departmental and school policies, guidelines and ensuring legislative and procedural requirements are met.
- Assist the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager in identifying workforce needs including maintaining accurate records, tracking staff data, monitoring staff replacement and ensuring all relevant compliance training is valid and current.
- Assist with the daily supervision of support staff by monitoring workloads, identifying workforce skills needs and highlighting any performance issues to the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager, including research of professional development opportunities for support staff.
- Develop, monitor and track Blue Card processes and Accumulated Days Off (ADO) arrangements, assist with time sheet recording and signatories for support staff and provide advice to staff of leave entitlements
- Under the direction Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager, organise and manage supply and contract placements for both teaching and support staff.
- Provide a range of financial administrative activities and operations including data entry, maintenance of financial registers, computing and clerical support for the effective operations of the office, in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements
- Under the direction of the Business Manager, assist with regular budget reviews and provide program managers with budget and purchasing information. Assist in the management of payment plans, Centerpay,school/college purchased time, and identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities.
- Assist with the day to day management of the school's financial activities, including identifying problems,negotiating with program managers, conducting research, seeking advice and recommending solutions.
- Assist the Business Manager with the management and coordination of resources, asset management andfacilities, including regular stocktakes, scheduling and managing maintenance activities, facility hire, conductin ginspections to ensure building and facilities comply with all security and safety requirements for all users.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be Assessed section of the attached role description.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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